i want to wear more makeup.....

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I can't endure mascara or heavy foundations or lipstick; they feel claustrophobic to me. But I wear sunscreen mixed with a drop of tinted moisturizer every day (the tinted moisturizer is to prevent that pearly look you can get from sun block), because sun exposure is so bad for the long-tern health of your skin, and I'm pale and burn badly very fast. I wear eyeliner (pencil) in whatever color takes my fancy (turquoise is doing it for me right now), and I like lip gloss or stains, and sometimes concealer under my eyes, and out the door I go. Takes five minutes or less.

Do apply any BB cream or foundation or even sunscreen with a brush-the results are much better. Other than that, if you want to wear makeup, the trick is to practice. Just practice and practice until you can get the look you want consistently and in an acceptable amount of time. Neutrogena oil-free eye make up remover will take off not only eye makeup but anything else you put on your face gently. Use it with cotton balls.

There are probably literally millions of makeup tutorials on Youtube. Try searching something like "simple everyday makeup" for a starter lesson.

I wear a whole face of makeup daily (eyeshadow,liner,mascara,foudnation,powder,blush etc) but I never wear lip stuff. Its too uaghhh, I hate the feeling that it can smudge easily and make me look like a fool.

I have the same sitution XD I can make beautiful make up and put on nice dress and then stay at home, because when i go outsite looking like this i feel myself very uncomfortable, it seems that everyone is gazing at me. And when i go to the clubs or parties i usually wear some old t-shirts and torn pants. I am a freelancer and it is okey for me to go outside wearing the same clothes, in which i have just written the paperhelp.org review, sitting in my bed.

I love wearing makeup, but I'm really bad at putting it on. I wish I could have some kind of lessons. I also like to dress up more than I should. But I don't look good in most clothes. I feel constricted in them. So I usually wear yoga pants and tank tops. I'm debating if I should get ipsy right now because I like makeup and I want to wear more.

I have trouble doing eye makeup so it's usually just a bit of colour on the lids after everything else (face, cheeks*, lips). It makes me look unfinished but I can't do anything else. I wish I could wear makeup during the day without looking silly.

* Yes I only just figured out how to apply blush properly. I have high yet rather short cheekbones so I can only use a rather thin brush to apply it (no more than an inch wide)

I don't do foundation often even though I could do with it. I don't like the feel and I feel self-conscious about how it looks after a few hours because I know it can start looking gross, especially when you have oily skin like me. I just wear a bit of concealer and then some powder. I usually wear mascara as well but it took ages for me to get used to the feel of it. I wouldn't wear any makeup if I had great skin and was confident. I went through a stage of wearing a bit too much and I wasn't brilliant at applying it - less is more in my opinion also. It's my eyebrows that are a problem right now, I'm no good at eyebrows

Sometimes I wear a lot of makeup and other times I don't. I wear all sorts of different styles of it, depending on where I'm going and my overall look.

You might want to look at makeup tutorials on YouTube. I use a lot of them and have learned tons of stuff from them and knew a lot about makeup to begin with.

My favorites are Wayne Goss, Kandee Johnson, PinupDollAshleyMarie, CherryDollface, LisaFreemontStreet, and EmilyNoel. Start off with those and then look up more. Try different techniques and different types of makeups. It's fun!

I buy a lot of cheap brands and they work very well. Elf makeup brand is great and you can get a bigger discount if you buy it online. It's EyesLipsFace.com. They give you a discount code when you log on and you put that in when you check out and you can get up to 70% off and several free items as well. Considering that the most expensive thing Elf makes is the new HD makeup for $8, thats a great deal. I also use Wet N Wild from CVS or Walmart and LA Looks from Dollar General. Dollar Tree also has a lot of $1 stuff too. You can use different color concealer sticks for contouring, lipsticks for cream blushes, mix foundation shades to find your best one, and try creams, powders, pancake, or liquid foundations all for a couple bucks each at the cheap stores. Once you find what you like then you might want to try better brands of the same type product.

If you have visable pores of uneven texture at all, I really suggest a primer. I use the Elf primer for $6 and I use the green correcting one, which only has a slight green tint to it and doesn't show up very green at all and not any under makeup and it's to correct a red tone in my complexion. They also make a yellow primer if you want to go for the Kim Kardashian look. Primers go on so smooth and feel great and make your skin look wonderful. There are also blurring techniques you can use to cover acne or pores or wrinkles or whatever your problem is.

I love makeup lol. I could talk about it forever. If you would like to talk about it more, PM me or we can talk here. One thing I do want to REALLY STRESS is to get brushes and sponges to use and don't use those little flat brushes in the blush compacts or the eye shadow sponges that come with them. Brushes blend well and that is what you want. You can watch a few videos on how to do that and once I learned about that I noticed that sponges made eyes look terrible. You can buy Elf brushes for a dollar or two each or get some at the Dollar store for a buck. They don't have to be great quality to work good.

Good luck and have FUN! Let me know what you think of those YouTubers and also what kind of looks you like.

Also look at MakeupGeek, and PixieWoo. They are good as well.

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I second OOM's primer motion. I've found wearing primer underneath seems to extend your makeup wear too. If your skins is dry/flaky yet oily at the same time like mine it really helps moisturize and smooth everything down so your foundation can go on more evenly.

Whats the best primer available from any of the normal pharmacy brands? I'm thinking of trying a new one.

I never use make-up. Only some foundation when I have to perform and I look very tired (I'm a musician).
I never wore makeup. Only when I was ± 12 years old, I was really into putting glitters and stuff on my whole face. I was experimenting. But after that (for several reasons) I never really wore makeup again. It's hard, because I feel kind of left out and different. It feels like I always have to compete with girls that actually do use make up, because they will always look prettier than me, although I look not that bad without make up. Still I feel disadvantaged.
Once in a while I'm really interested in makeup and looking more feminine with jewelery and nice feminine clothes, but I just can't stand the fabric of the clothes, the feeling of necklaces/bracelets. With makeup I'm always scared I will look like a mess, because first of all I hardly have any experience with putting on makeup. Secondly I'm not used to wear makup, so I touch my face during the day (rubbing my eyes and stuff) which would not be very handy with makeup on...
I'm just scared and frustrated. I wanna be a beautiful princess, but it feels impossible and I feel like I'm not good enough, not pretty enough and not feminine enough.. I try to feel good, pretty and feminine without makeup on, and without pretty dresses, but it is so hard...
I also always feel judged or that people look at me and think I'm weird or something, when I put on makeup, because they are not used seeing me with makeup on.
Why does it all have to be so difficult? Why can't we all just look natural, without all this fake stuff on our faces. It would make things so much easier...

Btw, I do wear earrings, but always the same ones. I never take them off but I also never change them. The ones I wear I can sleep with without any problems.

Ugh, when I think about all these things I'm getting so frustrated again.

I really like wearing makeup, but it's usually lip gloss or lipstick with the occasional eye makeup. I used to wear eye makeup a lot more often than I do now, but I do well at applying it when I do wear it. I absolutely enjoy wearing makeup in wacky colors! I own lipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and even mascara in wacky colors. I guess you could say I love a lot of color!

When it comes to dressing up, comfort is key. I still try to look pretty, but I make sure it will be comfortable enough for me to wear for however long I'm going to wear it. I wish I could say that about a couple pairs of shoes I own.... My feet are sensitive to shoes. I get blisters if I wear uncomfortable shoes.

I wear jewelry once in a while, but I usually forget or don't have enough time to put it on.